Overview
The master of Arts in Gender and Development is for students who are interested in gaining further skills and knowledge in gender and development issues. The program will enable students to mainstream gender into development planning, programming and policy implementation to achieve gender equality in resource allocation between women and men in society. It deals with critical gender analysis and practical skills as constructive approaches to reforming development practice towards more equitable and sustainable outcomes.
The rationale of the program is to relate different analytical and policy concerns raised in gender and development to specific concerns in sectoral plans and policies at all levels and stages of development interventions.
Admission Requirements
The following shall be eligible for admission:
i) Holders of a bachelors degree of the university of Nairobi with at least an upper Second Class honors or equivalent qualification from other institutions recognized by the university of Nairobi Senate.
ii)Holders of Bachelors degree with Lower Second class honors and a postgraduate diploma from the University of Nairobi or other institutions recognized by the University ofSenate.
iii) Holders of apass degree with working experience of three years and a post-graduate diploma from the University of Nairobi or other institutions recognised by the University of nairobi Senate.
The Master of Arts in Gender and Development Studies degree comprises the following course units;
NDG 600 Concepts in Gender Analysis
NDG 601 Integrating Women & Gender Mainstreaming
NDG 602 Gender, Social Change and Sustainable Human Development
NDG 603 Social Science Research Methods
NDG 604 Theoretical Approaches in Gender Discourse
NDG 605 Education and Training of Women
NDG 606 Media, Literary works and Gender
NDG 607 Gender Violence and Conflict Resolution
NDG 608 Gender and Employment
NDG 609 Gender Issues in Agrarian Development
NDG 610 Religion and Gender
NDG 611 Gender and Law
NDG 612 Democracy, Political Participation & Gender
NDG 613 Gender, Language and Socialization
NDG 614 Changing Gender Roles and Relations
NDG 615 Gender and Poverty Reduction Strategies
NDG 616 Gender and Reproductive Health
NDG 617 Gender and Technology Transfer
NDG 618 Gender Issues in Cross-cultural Studies
NDG 619 Gender and Urban Development
NDG 620 Gender & Global Communication Network
NDG 621 Gender & Natural Resources Management
NDG 622 Research Project
Fees and Funding
TOTALS UNITS - (12units)-N69 | ||
TUITION FEE @ 27000 | 27,000.00 | |
EXAMINATION (PER UNIT @1000) | 1,000.00 | |
CAUTION - (ONCE) | 5,000.00 | |
ICT SERVICES - (PER YEAR) | 7,000.00 | |
MEDICAL FEE (PER YEAR) | 6,500.00 | |
ACTIVITY-( PER YEAR) | 2,000.00 | |
ID CARD ( PER YEAR) | 1,000.00 | |
REGISTRATION (PER SEMESTER@2250) | 2,250.00 | |
LIBRARY (PER YEAR) | 5,000.00 | |
STUDENT ORGANISATION(PER YEAR) | 1,000.00 | |
THESIS EXAMINATION | 30,000.00 | |
sem1 | 4.00 | 141,750.00 |
sem2 | 4.00 | 114,250.00 |
sem3 | 4.00 | 114,250.00 |
sem4 | project | 166,750.00 |
Totals | 537,000.00 |